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| | Hi all, I am new to BIOS programming . I have one USB device connected to the PC. Communication between bios and USB device has to take place before the OS is loaded. Is it possible to program or configure BIOS using ACPI? How is it posssible? In which language? … |
| | Hi All! Could anyone please help me with my BIG Problem =( I have bought a Kingstom Value DDR Ram 512 MB. (KVR266X64C25/512) to be placed in my ASUS A7V266-C Motherboard. I am running Athlon XP 1900+ Processor. But when I put my RAM it only reads 256 MB in … |
| | hello, i have a new p4 system with 2.6gHz processor speed, 512 mb of ddram, 80 gb hard disk. so far i have used 6 xp installation disks but all have been giving me the same problem.its not the hard disk because i used my old samuel ii system to …  |
| | Hi! Wanted to ask if someone recognizes this problem. My [URL="http://forumz.tomshardware.com/hardware/modules.php?name=Forums&file=viewtopic&p=1268088#"]computer[/URL] boots up fine and usually works fine until I start playing videos or sounds.. Sometimes this causes the mediaplayer (norm uses vlc but tried wmpl also) to freeze. Now this wouldn't be so bad if I could just shut … |
| | Hello! i am having trouble with my machine, i recently bought 2x128/8 mb RDRAM and installed it along with my 2x64 /4 mb RDRAM. when i booted my machine it always restarts when windows 2000 is done loading in the memory. what i did is i removed my 2x64 /4 … |
| | hi i will come straight to the problem bothering me? i recently bought a new processor intel 3.0ghz with ht and 800mhz bus speed and i am trying to run it on intel d865gbf mother board with 256mb of ram and nvidia fx 5200 vga card. now there are two … |
| | Often before Windows manages to load, monitor goes black, LED turns orange & screen reads: NO INPUT SIGNAL & then POWER SAVE ON. I have checked both lead to & from PC. Appear connected OK. Any ideas as to cause, please.  |
| | Hi guys i have a problem with my computer. When i switch it on at the wall my computer boots up staight away without me pressing the on button?? it then brings up a black screen with the following message: Performing automatic IDE configuration... Drive 0: Disk drive Drive 2: … |
| | My emachines w4682 socket 478 stopped working on me and I bought a new asus 478 socket motherboard. When I plugged everything up it would not boot to windows. It was reading the c: and d: but would not boot to windows so I reinstalled the restore discs that came … |
| | Got a friends Dell Inspiron 4000 laptop. p3 700mhz 256mb ram Win XP Before windows can even load, it displays the following: The amount of system memory has changed. F1 to continue or F2 for setup Windows loads just fine passed that point. (as well as can be expected on … |
| | Been trying to find out which A7V266 I have here. See the link to an image below. Picture has a label that reads A7V266-C but I have found nothing that substantiates that. I need a manual and also need to know type of memory [ecc, non-ecc] needed and want to … |
| | Building new computer... numerous problems... first hard drives appear in bios but then when trying to load win xp, it says they arent there... finally started working... then as windows trys to load (before i get to partition screen) random error messages pop up... determined that memory was incompatible (still …  |
| | i have put the fsb up to 2.7 and voltage up one notch. i havent touched the multipler or anythin else. Have i missed putting anything up? Its stable but i dont know if ive missed somthing and also i have 400 ddr ram running at 444 setting. |
| | Alright, this one has me confused. I have a pc that is running xp pro. When I plug anything into a USB port the computer will make its little noise that it found something, but the add new hardware wizard will never pop up. The computer will read the device, … |
| | [COLOR=Black]im using a processor [/COLOR][COLOR=Black] Type : Intel Pentium 4 1400 MHz [URL="http://www.powerleap.com/servlet/InSPECS3_0#"]Processors Bus Speed :[/URL] 400 MHz and a motheerboard: [/COLOR][COLOR=Black]Manufacturer : Intel Corporation [/COLOR][COLOR=Black]Model : D850GB Rev. AAA48535-904 [/COLOR][COLOR=Black][URL="http://www.powerleap.com/servlet/InSPECS3_0#"]CPU Slot/Socket Type :[/URL] PGA-423 [/COLOR][COLOR=Black]Chipset Vendor : Intel i850 Rev. A2 [/COLOR][COLOR=Black]Bios Manufacturer : Intel Corp. [/COLOR][COLOR=Black]Bios Version : … |
| | I am having huge problems with my laptop The laptop only runs on battery power and not charge the battery i changed the charger and opened laptop and tested power jack found out it good some body said to me this is IC or resistance in mother board please help … |
| | I am having problems with my computer. I recently moved and when I assembled my computer it was not working. As soon as I connect the power supply to the wall socket there is an electric current on the back of the computer..even though the computer is off. I can … |
| | I just built my first computer, and I started it up, and it didn't recognize the hard-drive when I went to install XP. So I turned the machine off, checked the connections on the hard-drive and then turned it back on again. When I turned the computer back on, it … |
| | I was thinking of upgrading the RAM on my computer which I understood was currently 512MB. I downloaded a freeware programme - “Belarc Advisor” which does a complete scan of the computer and reports on everything which is installed. I did this to try and establish what scope there was … |
| | Hello all. I have a colleague who bought all the components for a "home build" and got on with it very well. However, we have a problem whereby the BIOS is not listing his SATA drives and is seeing his Asus A8N-SLI Premium motherboard as an A8N-SLI E mobo instead. … |
| | ok, [COLOR=#555555]Back in the day RAM ran at the same FSB as the CPU...but now with the CPU FSB getting to the 1024 mark and RAM only reaching around 533. What are the benefits of having a CPU capable of 1024?[/COLOR] |
| | Hi, I just messed up with my RAM slots. I wanna know that if the slots are not functioning well, do I have to change the whole motherboard.... Hoping for an enlightning reply from d computer wizzies.... |
 | Quick note, can anyone recomend any good PSUs (preferably for around £60?) for this rig, which will be a dual core crossfire rig with 1 HDD |
| | I have a new D850GB mobo with a 1.7 Ghz CPU.. 423 socket. got everything installed in it updated the bios and every driver that i could find but if i do anything like open IE or jsut a folder it locks up. if i jsut leave the PC on … |
| | Well, I recently purchased this mobo and all my parts from newegg and have had multiple problems, and in the end realized the last thing I thought was the problem was actually the problem. My motherboard is the problem. I have tested everything and come to the conclusion that there … |
| | I want to make my computer think that it has a little more RAM than it actually does, can anyone help me out? |
| | Hi all, I'm having this problem with my newly rebuilt computer. It's the CPU, I think it's getting too hot, Speedfan reports it around 40C idle and on full load I've seen it hit 76C (the room ambient temp is around 25C). I haven't overclocked it, that's beyond my knowledge. … |
| | First my spec:- AMD64 San Diego 3700+ 2x1gb corsair xms 3200 c2pt HIS Excalibur x850xt turbo Asus A8N-E nforce4 ultra mobo. I built this PC just under a year ago. I noticed that in games such as WoW, during play the game would freeze then after a few seconds the … |
| | [quote=dlenegan;237706]anyway guys you are the experts i m not really that good. listening to you guys ive learnt a lot[/quote] Thank you for your hints. I have now bought a New Graphics card, but have the same problem. I will be running the diagnostic tonight to see what it comes … |
| | im about to invest in an amd fx 62 with 4 gigs of ram around 600 gigs of hard drive space a dvd burner and an nvidia geforce 7950 1 gig vid card only problem is i need a huge power supply and i have no clue how big or … |
| | Why would someone buy a ide external case instead of a sata one? Wouldn't it be faster with a sata drive? |
| | [COLOR=Black]Around 18 months - 2 years ago I built my brother a home PC with the following components: ASUS A8V mobo AMD 64 bit 3000+ 2x Corsair 512MB Western digital 160GB ATI Radeon 9550 256MB DVD Burner Floppy I put it into a fairly standard case and, as deserved, the … |
| | Basically, i have created a list of components which i believe to be compatable, and should build a nice system. Please would you take a look, and feedback with any comments/recommendations you would like to make, even if it is jus to confirm the parts will fit together and run … |
| | hello everyone, this is my first post, and having searched the forums have not found the answer, hence a new thread... I am looking to update my VGA from a ATi Radeon X9250 (AGP) to a X1800XT (PCI-E) problem is, this means a new motherboard, which i dont mind, but … |
| | My laptop processor is an Intel, and ive heard that they are not damaged by excessive heat. Is this true? ---------------------------------------- Second, my desktop CMOS was messed up by a friend who *thought* he knew what he was doing. He clocked the processor to 199 and set the multiplier to …  |
| | Hi I am a complete newbie to all this and this is probs going to sound v stupid...but here goes.. i have bought some ram to boost my laptops mempory a bit as it getting a bit pathetic... the laptop's meant to have 2 slots for ram but i can … |
| | i'm using an armada m700 laptop, i noticed that its getting hot whenever i am using it and it is also hanging. I also noticed that the fan is not functioning thus it hangs when it is used for 30 minutes or more. I disassembled the laptop and put thermal … |
 | inspiron 2200, bios protected password. How do I reset or remove that password. ultimately the cd rom has failed and I need to change the boot sequence to boot from usb device to install os |
| | Just a quick question really, if you wanted to go sli, say with a xfx 7900gt would you have to buy another 7900gt from the same manufacturer (xfx in this case)?? or does it not matter? thanks |
| | i currently have a amd 3000+ and am into gaming. should i upgrade to the 4000+ cpu if im into gaming or should i stick to my 3000+ until some great cpu comes out.?????? |
| | I was wondering if anyone knew of a way of finding out what type of RAM you have on the computer? Finding out how much you have is everywhere but the type, I just can't seem to find it. |
| | Hi, I have the same problem on my Medion 2021 notebook, the center pin wiggled around and has now broken off. I can't find a repair guide for it and rather than risking further damage, will have to get someone out to fix it for me. When I do get … |
| | Hello. I bought a new case and placed my older system in it. Dissapointingly, it shuts off at random and also shuts off when i attempt to play games, or use an graphically intensive programs. However, i reinstalled my old system back to my old case and everything is working …  |
| | Hello, all. About two years ago, I built myself a nice system. Last month, during record-setting heat, I turned it off one night, and it wouldn't work when I next powered it on. The first time, it got through POST then said that the registry was corrupt and rebooted. It … |
| | Alrighty. First up this has been going along for some time and my mum is 100% convinced that my computer is making her computer go slower, and she is automaticly right because she gets her temper going when I try to protest against it. Okay, my computer is running in … |
| | my motherbord supprts usb 2.0 ..in my chasis i have a front usb connector . when i used the old motherboard usb was 1.1 . now i have connected to my new motherboard so is it usb 2.0 or 1.1 bcoz i do not have the sys now thanks in … |
| | i bought a motherborad for my dell dimension desktop it is a biostar I865GV-M7 motherboard i installed xp but when i boot the system after detecting my ide drives it asks me to press F1 always to continue but i think it should not be like that . do u … |
 | which one is the best? i have seen many people talk AMD is a better catch for gaming than going for intel based CPUs. which one is better? Has anybody experienced this? |
| | hi everyone, i have ibm thinkpad t20 laptop with p3 650 mhz..... and i was thinking about upgrading it to p4.... so i have a few questions before i start the game: do i need to have a specific kind of processor that will work with my laptop...in other words, … |
| | as most of you know, i have a new computer...i managed to fix most of the older problems...but now i am in quite a predicament...i have a Cd ROM drive...but the computer doesn't know that...as a matter of fact...it's as if it never existed...my computer doesn't have any CD ROM … |
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